Alanis King

1 month ago | theautopian.com | Alanis King

In my life, I’ve followed a few big rivalries: Yugi Muto vs. Seto Kaiba. The University of Texas vs. Texas A&M. Kyle Busch vs. Brad Keselowski. Me vs. the ability to ride a bicycle. But I recently decided to start a rivalry I’ve never seen before: a hulking, $100,000 GMC Hummer EV versus my tiny, nimble 2004 Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata. For their first contest a few weeks ago, my husband and I drove the Miata and Hummer EV to a nearby parking lot to determine: Which one has the tighter turning radius?

1 month ago | theautopian.com | Alanis King

I’ve never been a Miami person. Every time I go, I end up in an area that’s loud, expensive, and subject to membership fees. The bars, which are sometimes right below or above your hotel room, bump until the early-morning hours. Supercar exhausts and police sirens wail down the streets, day and night. The social clubs are so strict that when I hosted an event at one last year, I went to the on-site restaurant for lunch and had to beg them to let me buy food because I wasn’t a member.

1 month ago | motor1.com | Alanis King

The 2026 Genesis GV70 is a collection of attitudes and aesthetics. It's sporty by modern luxury-SUV standards, yet elegant. It's new enough to still feel special, yet reminiscent of a more experienced automaker. The Genesis logo—a diamond-quilted crest with wings—isn't just a badge, it's a fundamental part of the vehicle's design. Every Genesis model has a certain array of ingredients that all blend perfectly to create the final product.

2 months ago | theautopian.com | Alanis King

This weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, YouTube star Cleetus McFarland will make his second-ever start in NASCAR’s fourth-tier division: the ARCA Racing Series. His first came at fellow drafting track Daytona International Speedway earlier this year, where his in-car live stream on YouTube has nearly 800,000 views — almost as many as the TV broadcast itself. That weekend in Daytona, the NASCAR world learned in real time how much pull McFarland has. It was fascinating to watch.

2 months ago | theautopian.com | Alanis King

This blog started with a simple question from The Autopian’s publisher, Matt Hardigree: “Did you see this, Alanis? They turned you into a robot.” I’d normally skip robot news, because I’ve seen the Terminator franchise and know how this ends. But for whatever reason — ego, sick fascination, or something deeper I haven’t discovered yet — I had to know more. Meet Mornine, the robot who looks like me if I had a stiff bodysuit, uncanny walking gate, and Pit Viper sunglasses.